Renault said it is ending a five-year partnership with “Better Place LLC” after the operator of EV charging stations today announced plans to shut down. Better Place filed a motion for liquidation in Israel on Sunday after failing to attract new investments.

Renault collaborated with Better Place in 2008 and even developed the Fluence ZE to the Israeli company’s requirements in order to make it compatible with Better Place’s battery-replacing stations. Using the QuickDrop service, owners of Renault Fluence ZE could switch the battery in one of Better Place’s stations in each country in less than five minutes.

“We’re currently working to continue to ensure after-sales services for all the electric cars in Israel, where more than 80 percent of Better Place’s activity takes place. The investment in the partnership hasn’t been significant,” said Gilles Normand, head of Renault’s Asia-Pacific operations.
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